Next Thursday, May 5th, a variety of Duke Nukem Forever goods for Xbox 360 will land in the Xbox Live Marketplace, including free gamer pictures, a premium theme, and premium avatar items like Duke's iconic outfit, throne, Freeze Ray, a shrunken Octabrain pet, a Pig Cop mask and more.

That same day, a PlayStation 3 theme that features three Duke Nukem Forever wallpapers and an icon set showing off Duke's varied arsenal will be released as a free download through www.dukenukemforever.com.

But now, at last, Duke Nukem Forever will have its comeback. Plano’s Gearbox Software will release the game. It’s hard to exaggerate the buzz among gamers. Months before the release date, Duke Nukem Forever was one of the top trending topics on Twitter. As one online commenter put it, Duke Nukem Forever is the white whale and the second gunman combined. And it couldn’t have happened anywhere but Dallas ...READ MORE

Now on the PlayStation Blog, a guest column by Gearbox CEO and President Randy Pitchford about Duke Nukem Forever and Duke's PlayStation roots:

Not so long ago, the whole of gaming faced a terrible evil – a threat so grave that few knew of its true scope, a threat so intense that even fewer were capable fighting back. The greatest video game hero – Duke Nukem, our King– was on the verge of being lost forever...READ MORE